Curtain-holder



(No Model.) I

N. WILSON.

CURTAIN HOLDER.

Patented Dec. 22', 1885.

WITWEssEs UNITED STATES PATENT Grrron.

NELSE'WILSON, OF HUTTO, TEXAS.

CURTAIN-HOLDER.

SPIElC;IIEICA'JJION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 333,045, dated December 22, 1885. Application filed October 30, 1885. Serial No. 181,371. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Name WILSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hutto, in the county of \Villiamson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in Which- Figure 1 is a view illustrating the manner of using my improved curtain-holder. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the holder. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same, showing the re cessed plate. Fig. 4: is a sectional view on line 00 w, and Fig. 5 is a similar view on y y.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to that class of curtainholders which are adapted to hold or clasp the lower part of a window-curtain, so as to hold it up against the window frame or easing when it is desired to spread the curtains apart, and has for its object to so construct a device of that class that the holding hook or catch which clasps the folds of the curtain may be turned down so as to be out of the way when the device is not in use.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts of the improved device, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes a plate of any suitable shape or material, having two or more countersunk screw-holes, B, by means of which it may be fastened to the wall or window casing. This plate has a chamber or recess, 0, and an aperture, D, leading into this recess through one end of the plate.

E denotes a hook or clasp which holds the folds of the curtain, and which is, by preference, made of metal, of any desired shape and design. This hook or clasp has a straight shank, F, which is inserted through the aperture D into the recess 0, with its inner end fitting into a smaller recess, 0, in one end of the recess 0.

G is a coiled spring which encircles that part of the shank F that projects into the recess 0, bearing at one end against one end of the recess, and at the other end against the pin or key H, which is inserted transversely through the shank, and adapted to fit into a notch, I, into the recess 0.

It will be seen that the tension of the coiled spring G operates to force the pin or key H into the notch I, and thus holds the hook or clasp E in a position at right angles to the plate, or in the operative position illustrated on the left-hand side of Fig. 1. \Vhen, however, the device is not to be used, the hook may be turned down flat against the wall or window-casing, in the position illustrated on the right-hand side of Fig. 1, simply by pushing the hook against the plate endwise, so as to disengage the pin or key H from notch I, when the hook may be given a quarter of a turn, and thus be swung out of the way, in which position it is not liable to catch into the wearing-apparel of a person or persons passing by the window.

It will be seen that this device can be manufactured at a small cost, and that it admits of ornamentation in various ways, in the same manner as the clasps or holders now ordinarily in use, according to the taste of the purchaser.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States The combination of the recessed plate, the hook or clasp working in the said plate and projecting with its shank into the recess, the pin or key inserted transversely through the shank and adapted to fit into a notch in the recess, and the coiled spring disposed around the shank and bearing with one end against one end of the recess, and with the other end against the aforesaid pin or key, substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto aifixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NELSE WILSON.

Witnesses:

L. HARRIS GOLDSTEIN, J AOK MELOSKY. 

